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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (39 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (39 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium
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Across Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 1. Number not representable by Roman numerals | 4 |
| 2A | 5. What's the point of bullfighting? | 4 |
| 3A | 9. Bryce Canyon's state | 4 |
| 4A | 13. What Thomas Carlyle called "the dismal science," for short | 4 |
| 5A | 14. Cookies featured in Weird Al's "The White Stuff" | 5 |
| 6A | 16. Condiment in potato salad, informally | 4 |
| 7A | 17. *Aids for biting | 10 |
| 8A | 19. Task for a line cook, informally | 4 |
| 9A | 20. Thus far | 6 |
| 10A | 21. ___ for thought | 4 |
| 11A | 23. Crevice | 3 |
| 12A | 24. Ice cream drink | 4 |
| 13A | 26. *Attribute for spotting what others miss | 7 |
| 14A | 28. What a scare might make you do | 4 |
| 15A | 31. Word after hand or band | 3 |
| 16A | 33. "That's a good tip for the future" | 5 |
| 17A | 34. Actress de Armas of "Knives Out" | 3 |
| 18A | 35. Swanky shindig | 4 |
| 19A | 36. Copenhagener, e.g. | 4 |
| 20A | 37. What the answers to the starred clues are, collectively? | 15 |
| 21A | 42. $50/hour, e.g. | 4 |
| 22A | 43. Cuisine from Bangkok | 4 |
| 23A | 44. It's blowing in the wind | 3 |
| 24A | 45. Artist with the albums "19," "21," "25" and "30" | 5 |
| 25A | 47. "My dear ___ ..." | 3 |
| 26A | 48. Online files for instruction manuals, often | 4 |
| 27A | 49. *Cheeky sort | 7 |
| 28A | 52. Rip-___ (awful deals) | 4 |
| 29A | 54. Pre-entree order, informally | 3 |
| 30A | 55. Daily delivery | 4 |
| 31A | 57. Declares as fact | 6 |
| 32A | 61. Picked out of a lineup, informally | 4 |
| 33A | 63. *One given to insolence | 10 |
| 34A | 65. Tickle Me Elmo toymaker | 4 |
| 35A | 66. HR-V and CR-V automaker | 5 |
| 36A | 67. Senior dance party | 4 |
| 37A | 68. Meyers of "Late Night" | 4 |
| 38A | 69. Within a stone's throw of | 4 |
| 39A | 70. Patches up, say | 4 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Number not representable by Roman numerals"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a quantity of no importance
- Similar words include: zero in, nothing, zilch
- Pattern: ____
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2A: "5. What's the point of bullfighting?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
- Similar words include: French horn, trumpet, trump
- Pattern: ____
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3A: "9. Bryce Canyon's state"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a state in the western united states; settled in 1847 by mormons led by brigham young
- Similar words include: Mormon State, UT, Beehive State
- Pattern: ____
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4A: "13. What Thomas Carlyle called "the dismal science," for short"
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- Pattern: ____
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5A: "14. Cookies featured in Weird Al's "The White Stuff""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that chocolate cookie with white cream filling
- Similar words include: oreo cookie, oreo
- Pattern: _____
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6A: "16. Condiment in potato salad, informally"
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- Think of something that egg yolks and oil and vinegar
- Similar words include: mayonnaise
- Pattern: ____
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7A: "17. *Aids for biting"
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- Pattern: __________
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8A: "19. Task for a line cook, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
- Similar words include: homework, preparation
- Pattern: ____
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9A: "20. Thus far"
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- Pattern: ______
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10A: "21. ___ for thought"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
- Similar words include: intellectual nourishment, food for thought, nutrient
- Pattern: ____
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11A: "23. Crevice"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
- Similar words include: opening, disruption, crack
- Pattern: ___
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12A: "24. Ice cream drink"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a milkshake made with malt powder
- Similar words include: malt liquor, malted, malted milk
- Pattern: ____
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13A: "26. *Attribute for spotting what others miss"
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- Pattern: _______
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14A: "28. What a scare might make you do"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a sudden and decisive increase
- Similar words include: derail, skip over, pass over
- Pattern: ____
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15A: "31. Word after hand or band"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
- Similar words include: run across, byword, regard
- Pattern: ___
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16A: "33. "That's a good tip for the future""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that make mention of
- Similar words include: renowned, notice, celebrated
- Opposite of: ignore
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17A: "34. Actress de Armas of "Knives Out""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that mother of the ancient irish gods; sometimes identified with danu
- Pattern: ___
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18A: "35. Swanky shindig"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a gay festivity
- Similar words include: gala affair, jamboree, blowout
- Pattern: ____
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19A: "36. Copenhagener, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a native or inhabitant of denmark
- Pattern: ____
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20A: "37. What the answers to the starred clues are, collectively?"
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- Pattern: _______________
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21A: "42. $50/hour, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
- Similar words include: order, charge per unit, grade
- Pattern: ____
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22A: "43. Cuisine from Bangkok"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a native or inhabitant of thailand
- Similar words include: Siamese, Tai, Central Thai
- Pattern: ____
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23A: "44. It's blowing in the wind"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
- Similar words include: line, aviation, breeze
- Pattern: ___
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24A: "45. Artist with the albums "19," "21," "25" and "30""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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25A: "47. "My dear ___ ...""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that term of address for a man
- Pattern: ___
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26A: "48. Online files for instruction manuals, often"
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- Pattern: ____
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27A: "49. *Cheeky sort"
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- Pattern: _______
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28A: "52. Rip-___ (awful deals)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that kill intentionally and with premeditation
- Similar words include: dispatch, slay, murder
- Pattern: ____
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29A: "54. Pre-entree order, informally"
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- Pattern: ___
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30A: "55. Daily delivery"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
- Similar words include: ring armor, chain armor, send
- Pattern: ____
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31A: "57. Declares as fact"
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- Pattern: ______
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32A: "61. Picked out of a lineup, informally"
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- Pattern: ____
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33A: "63. *One given to insolence"
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- Pattern: __________
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34A: "65. Tickle Me Elmo toymaker"
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- Pattern: ____
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35A: "66. HR-V and CR-V automaker"
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- Pattern: _____
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36A: "67. Senior dance party"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year
- Similar words include: promenade
- Pattern: ____
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37A: "68. Meyers of "Late Night""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (old testament) third son of adam and eve; given by god in place of the murdered abel
- Similar words include: Set
- Pattern: ____
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38A: "69. Within a stone's throw of"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that move towards
- Similar words include: skinny, draw near, penny-pinching
- Opposite of: far
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39A: "70. Patches up, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that fasten by sewing; do needlework
- Similar words include: run up, sew together, sew
- Pattern: ____
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Gusto | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Repetitive sound effect | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Highway, e.g. | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Way to the highway | 6 |
| 5D | 5. Spot to keep a passport while traveling | 9 |
| 6D | 6. Valuable deposit | 3 |
| 7D | 7. "Finding Nemo" setting | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Simply unacceptable | 5 |
| 9D | 9. M.L.B. official | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Customized bit of marketing | 10 |
| 11D | 11. "Yes, captain!" | 6 |
| 12D | 12. Moved like a kangaroo | 6 |
| 13D | 15. "If the ___ fits, wear it!" | 4 |
| 14D | 18. School bake sale org. | 3 |
| 15D | 22. Mountain visible from Anchorage | 6 |
| 16D | 25. Lecture | 4 |
| 17D | 27. "___ of your business!" | 4 |
| 18D | 28. Punch in the ring | 3 |
| 19D | 29. Game with the goal of running out of cards | 3 |
| 20D | 30. Huge props | 10 |
| 21D | 32. Desires | 5 |
| 22D | 35. Cheerleader's shout | 6 |
| 23D | 36. A little sun? | 9 |
| 24D | 38. Connecticut Ivy | 4 |
| 25D | 39. Home of Xenia, the U.S.'s largest city whose name starts with "X" | 4 |
| 26D | 40. Many an embedded animation | 3 |
| 27D | 41. Settings for "The Pitt" and "Code Black," for short | 3 |
| 28D | 45. Lies ahead | 6 |
| 29D | 46. Technique whereby a shirt is lowered into a pigmented bath | 6 |
| 30D | 48. Military mind games, for short | 6 |
| 31D | 50. Merit badge holder | 4 |
| 32D | 51. Schuster's partner in publishing | 5 |
| 33D | 53. Closest peeps | 3 |
| 34D | 56. Assignment at a bowling alley | 4 |
| 35D | 58. "You bet!" | 4 |
| 36D | 59. Place in an overhead bin | 4 |
| 37D | 60. Electrical resistance units | 4 |
| 38D | 62. [Facepalm] | 3 |
| 39D | 64. Nutritional intake amt. | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Gusto"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
- Similar words include: tanginess, spice up, piquantness
- Pattern: ____
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2D: "2. Repetitive sound effect"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
- Similar words include: replication, ring, recall
- Pattern: ____
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3D: "3. Highway, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
- Similar words include: route
- Pattern: ____
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4D: "4. Way to the highway"
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- Pattern: ______
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5D: "5. Spot to keep a passport while traveling"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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6D: "6. Valuable deposit"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
- Pattern: ___
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7D: "7. "Finding Nemo" setting"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
- Similar words include: Witwatersrand, Rand
- Pattern: ____
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8D: "8. Simply unacceptable"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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9D: "9. M.L.B. official"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an official at a baseball game
- Similar words include: umpire
- Pattern: ___
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10D: "10. Customized bit of marketing"
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- Pattern: __________
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11D: "11. "Yes, captain!""
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- Pattern: ______
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12D: "12. Moved like a kangaroo"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that jump lightly
- Similar words include: hop-skip, hop, skip
- Pattern: ______
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13D: "15. "If the ___ fits, wear it!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
- Similar words include: skid, horseshoe, brake shoe
- Pattern: ____
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14D: "18. School bake sale org."
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- Pattern: ___
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15D: "22. Mountain visible from Anchorage"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a mountain in south central alaska; the highest peak in north america (20,300 feet high)
- Similar words include: Mount McKinley, McKinley, Mt. McKinley
- Pattern: ______
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16D: "25. Lecture"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an exchange of ideas via conversation
- Similar words include: spill the beans, verbalise, talking
- Opposite of: keep quiet
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17D: "27. "___ of your business!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise
- Pattern: ____
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18D: "28. Punch in the ring"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
- Similar words include: poke, jabbing, thrusting
- Pattern: ___
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19D: "29. Game with the goal of running out of cards"
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- Pattern: ___
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20D: "30. Huge props"
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- Pattern: __________
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21D: "32. Desires"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a state of extreme poverty
- Similar words include: deprivation, desire, deficiency
- Pattern: _____
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22D: "35. Cheerleader's shout"
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- Pattern: ______
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23D: "36. A little sun?"
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- Pattern: _________
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24D: "38. Connecticut Ivy"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a university in connecticut
- Similar words include: Yale University, Elihu Yale
- Pattern: ____
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25D: "39. Home of Xenia, the U.S.'s largest city whose name starts with "X""
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- Think of something that a midwestern state in north central united states in the great lakes region
- Similar words include: Ohio River, OH, Buckeye State
- Pattern: ____
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26D: "40. Many an embedded animation"
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- Pattern: ___
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27D: "41. Settings for "The Pitt" and "Code Black," for short"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
- Similar words include: erbium, Er, atomic number 68
- Pattern: ___
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28D: "45. Lies ahead"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that look forward to the probable occurrence of
- Similar words include: await, wait, expect
- Pattern: ______
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29D: "46. Technique whereby a shirt is lowered into a pigmented bath"
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- Pattern: ______
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30D: "48. Military mind games, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that military actions designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals, groups, and foreign governments
- Similar words include: psychological operation, psyop
- Pattern: ______
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31D: "50. Merit badge holder"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
- Similar words include: cincture, waistcloth, waistband
- Pattern: ____
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32D: "51. Schuster's partner in publishing"
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- Think of something that one of the twelve apostles (first century)
- Similar words include: Herbert A. Simon, St. Simon, Paul Simon
- Pattern: _____
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33D: "53. Closest peeps"
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- Pattern: ___
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34D: "56. Assignment at a bowling alley"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a narrow way or road
- Pattern: ____
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35D: "58. "You bet!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
- Similar words include: surely, for certain, certainly
- Opposite of: unsure, uncertain
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36D: "59. Place in an overhead bin"
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- Think of something that fill by packing tightly
- Pattern: ____
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37D: "60. Electrical resistance units"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere
- Similar words include: ohm, Ohm, Georg Simon Ohm
- Pattern: ____
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38D: "62. [Facepalm]"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
- Similar words include: do, ut
- Pattern: ___
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39D: "64. Nutritional intake amt."
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- Pattern: ___
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